Standard 3: Plan and Manage Money – Students will develop skills to plan and manage money effectively by developing financial goals and spending plans.
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
3.5.A Demonstrate ability to use money management skills and strategies in acquiring goods and services.

3.5.A.1 Define and list the components of a spending plan.
3.5.A.2 Identify strategies for using a spending plan.
3.5.A.3 Develop a spending plan indicating income and expenses.




(Money Management B.1 combined with Soc. St. 4.B.2)
3.8.A Demonstrate ability to use money management skills and strategies.

3.8.A.1 Analyze a spending plan and make recommendations regarding income and expenses.
3.8.A.2 Prepare a spending plan for various applications, such as personal, family, business, and entrepreneurship.
3.8.A.3 Formulate and compare money management choices that enable individuals to progress toward stated financial goals.

3.12.A Demonstrate ability to use money management skills and strategies.

3.12.A.1 Analyze a spending plan and make recommendations regarding income and expenses.
3.12.A.2 Analyze and compare income and spending plans as affected by age, needs, and resources.
3.12.A.3 Apply various money management strategies to authentic situations and predict results over time.
3.12.A.4 Cite examples of trade-offs resulting from competing financial goals.
3.5.B Identify the services of financial institutions.

3.5.B.1 Describe the services financial institutions provide.




(Money Management B.2)
3.8.B Describe the services of financial institutions.

3.8.B.1 Explain and select appropriate financial institutions to assist with meeting various personal financial needs and goals.
3.8.B.2 Describe various financial products or services and the most appropriate use of each.

3.12.B Analyze the services of financial institutions.

3.12.B.1 Develop a plan that uses the services of various financial institutions to meet personal and family financial goals.
3.12.B.2 Describe and calculate interest and fees applied to various forms of spending, debt, and saving.

3.5.C Describe financial goals based on personal values.

3.5.C.1 Identify ways to earn and save for a future event.
3.5.C.2 Develop age-appropriate financial goals.



(Money Management B.3)
3.8.C Develop financial goals based personal values.

3.8.C.1 Develop a plan to secure funding for a future event.
3.8.C.2 Analyze and discuss the long-range impact of setting personal financial goals.

3.12.C Develop and evaluate financial goals based on personal values.

3.12.C.1 Compare various strategies for securing funding for a future event.
3.12.C.2 Integrate long-range personal goals with financial needs and resources.



Standard 3: Plan and Manage Money – Students will develop skills to plan and manage money effectively by developing financial goals and spending plans.
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
3.5.D Understand the purposes and responsibilities related to taxation.

3.5.D.1 Explain the meaning and purposes of taxes.
3.5.D.2 Describe how taxation affects individuals, families, and communities.
3.5.D.3 Explain the reasons for paying taxes.






(Money Management B.4)
3.8.D Explain the purposes and responsibilities related to taxation.

3.8.D.1 Explain the purpose of existing forms of taxation at the federal, state, and local levels.
3.8.D.2 Describe how government’s tax policies affect individuals, families, and communities.
3.8.D.3 Identify reasons to comply with personal tax obligations and the consequences of not doing so.
3.8.D.4 Describe ways consumers can influence the use of public funds.
3.8.D.5 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of various sources of assistance with tax planning and filing.

3.12.D Evaluate the purposes and responsibilities related to taxation.

3.12.D.1 Analyze the application and impact of various forms of taxation on individuals, families, and public agencies.
3.12.D.2 Critique how government’s tax policies affect individuals, families, and communities.
3.12.D.3 Identify reasons to comply with personal tax obligations and the consequences of not doing so.
3.12.D.4 Analyze ways consumers influence the use of economic resources to achieve basic societal and individual services.
3.12.D.5 Evaluate various sources of assistance with tax planning and filing.

3.5.E Describe that contracts are binding agreements.

3.5.E.1 Describe why people enter into contracts.
3.5.E.2 Differentiate between written and verbal contracts.






(Critical Consumer E.4)
3.8.E Explain that contracts are binding agreements.

3.8.E.1 Explain why contracts are used.
3.8.E.2 Identify conditions that must be met when entering into contracts.
3.8.E.3 Identify factors to consider when entering into a contract, such as interest rates, reputation, and/or references of involved parties.

3.12.E Explain that contracts are binding agreements.

3.12.E.1 Examine situations where written contracts are necessary.
3.12.E.2 Examine sample contracts for essential components and meaning.
3.12.E.3 Identify the rights and responsibilities of all parties entering into a contract, such as college loans, cell phones contracts, car loans, and mortgages.